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GENERAL OUTLOOK
Dry high pressure builds in through Wednesday with a slow cooling trend. Meanwhile, Tropical Cyclone Ian will move north into the eastern Gulf of Mexico and approach our area late in the week, impacting our weather this weekend.
FOG FAIR SCHEDULED FOR SATURDAY, NOV 5th FROM 10AM TO 4PM
Friends of the Greenway announce their Fall arts and crafts fundraising event. FROG FAIR will be held Nov 5, 2022 from 10-4 at FROG Quarters, 573 E. Main at the Town bridge in Franklin. Vendor spaces are available (only registration fee goes to FROG)--check our website (littletennessee.org) for registration forms or stop by FROG Quarters. Make sure to mark your calendar--arts and crafts, food, and music will make it a special day. For more information, email frog28734@gmail.com.
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Wednesday Night
Franklin Area
Today
Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, cloudy through midmorning, then gradual clearing, with highs near 70. Light winds out of the northwest in the morning increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with lows around 40. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Wednesday
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with highs in the upper 60s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the north around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the lower 40s. Winds out of the north around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the lower 70s.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 40s.
Highlands Plateau
Today
Sunny, with highs in the lower 60s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows around 40. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with highs near 60. Winds out of the north 3 to 7 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows around 40. Winds out of the northeast 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the lower 60s.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 40s.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, cloudy through midmorning, then gradual clearing, with highs in the upper 60s. Light northwest wind in the morning increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Increasing clouds, with lows around 40. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph becoming light after midnight.
Wednesday
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with highs in the upper 60s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the north around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the lower 40s. Winds out of the northeast 3 to 6 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with highs near 70.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows in the upper 40s.
Nantahala Area
Today
Sunny, with highs in the lower 60s. Light winds out of the northwest in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest 5 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Tonight
Increasing clouds, with lows around 40. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the lower 60s. Calm winds becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows around 40. Winds out of the northeast 3 to 5 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 60s.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 40s.
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Hazards and Tropical Weather
Hazardous weather is not expected today
The remnants of Hurricane Ian is expected to approach the area Friday into Saturday. Windy conditions and heavy rainfall may impact the western Carolinas and northeast Georgia, but there is still uncertainty in the track and timing of this system. Continue to monitor the forecast for updates through the week.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
200 AM EDT Tue Sep 27 2022
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
Active Systems:
The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Hurricane Ian, located near western Cuba.
1. Central Tropical Atlantic:
An area of low pressure located several hundred miles west of the Cabo Verde Islands is producing disorganized showers and thunderstorms. While the system has not become better organized since yesterday, environmental conditions are expected to be sufficiently conducive for the system to become a tropical depression during the next couple of days. Further development will become less likely by the end of the week due to strong upper-level winds. The disturbance is forecast to meander for the next day or so and then turn north-northwestward by early Thursday.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...high...70 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...high...70 percent.
Hurricane Ian Discussion Number 16
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL092022
1100 PM EDT Mon Sep 26 2022
Ian continues to become better organized on satellite images with intense deep convection in its Central Dense Overcast and numerous surrounding banding features. The overall cloud pattern is quite symmetric with well-defined upper-level outflow. Observations from both Air Force and NOAA Hurricane Hunter aircraft indicate that the central pressure is falling, and the intensity is increased to 90 kt based on a recently reported 700 mb flight-level wind of 101 kt from the Air Force plane. This is also in agreement with a subjective Dvorak satellite estimate from SAB.
Aside from its relatively brief time passing over western Cuba, Ian will be moving over waters of very high oceanic heat content during the next couple of days. The various Rapid Intensification (RI) indices show a significant probability of RI and this is reflected in the short-term official intensity forecast. However, the SHIPS guidance, which is based on global model predictions, indicates that a significant increase in southwesterly shear and a substantially drying of low- to mid-level air will begin in 24-36 hours. The NHC forecast, like the previous one, shows strengthening to Category 4 intensity in a day or so, followed by gradual weakening. However, Ian is still expected to be a major hurricane when it reaches the Florida west coast. The official intensity forecast is near or above the latest simple and corrected multi-model consensus predictions.
Ian continues its north-northwestward trek at about 340/11 kt. The hurricane is expected to move north-northwestward to northward over the southeastern Gulf of Mexico during the next day or so, along the western periphery of a subtropical ridge. After around 36 hours, the track forecast becomes more uncertain, since there is considerable divergence of the track models in the 2-3 day time frame. The guidance also shows considerable slowing of the forward speed, due to a weakening of the steering currents, when Ian approaches the west coast of Florida. This slower forward motion is likely to prolong the storm surge, wind, and rainfall impacts, especially along the west coast of Florida. The official track forecast is adjusted just slightly east of the previous NHC prediction based on the latest multi-model consensus aid, TVCN.
Key Messages:
1. Life-threatening storm surge, hurricane-force winds, flash floods and possible mudslides are expected in portions of western Cuba beginning overnight and continuing into Tuesday. Devastating wind damage is possible where the core of Ian moves across western Cuba. Efforts to protect life and property should be rushed to completion.
2. There is a danger of life-threatening storm surge along much of the Florida west coast where a storm surge warning has been issued, with the highest risk from Fort Myers to the Tampa Bay region. Residents in these areas should listen to advice given by local officials.
3. Hurricane-force winds are expected in the hurricane warning area in west-central Florida beginning Wednesday morning with tropical storm conditions expected by late Tuesday.
4. Heavy rainfall will spread across western Cuba through Tuesday. This will likely produce instances of flash flooding and possible mudslides in areas of higher terrain over western Cuba.
5. Heavy rainfall will increase across the Florida Keys and South Florida Tuesday, spreading into central and northern Florida Wednesday and Thursday and the Southeast by Friday and Saturday, potentially causing flash, urban and small stream flooding. Considerable flooding, including significant, prolonged river flooding, is likely across Central Florida.
FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS
INIT 27/0300Z 21.3N 83.4W 90 KT 105 MPH
12H 27/1200Z 22.8N 83.7W 105 KT 120 MPH
24H 28/0000Z 24.5N 83.7W 120 KT 140 MPH
36H 28/1200Z 26.1N 83.5W 115 KT 130 MPH
48H 29/0000Z 27.2N 83.1W 105 KT 120 MPH
60H 29/1200Z 27.9N 82.7W 95 KT 110 MPH...INLAND
72H 30/0000Z 28.6N 82.4W 65 KT 75 MPH...INLAND
96H 01/0000Z 31.3N 82.2W 30 KT 35 MPH...INLAND
120H 02/0000Z 35.0N 81.5W 25 KT 30 MPH...INLAND
TROPICAL TIDBITS
Tropical Tidbits is a website run by Macon Media's favorite no-nonsense tropical forecaster, Levi Cowan. He does not post material just to get clicks or to sensationalize the storms he covers to "make them more exciting." He is reliable and sober, unlike The Weather Channel crowd of Drama Queen Meteorologists.
Levi typically posts videos late in the afternoon or early before midnight on Youtube. [Youtube Channel]
[Monday / Sept 26] Hurricane Ian Strengthening as it Tracks toward Cuba; Life-Threatening Conditions Expected
What's Up in the Tropics with Mark Sudduth - September 26, 2022: Hurricane Ian Live Field Coverage - Part 1
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Almanac
24 Hour Smoke Forecast
A smoke fieldmap was not provided for today. -->
Air quality is in the UPPER range of green for most of the county, with the ridges and other higher elevations today being in the UPPER range of green.
Fire and Smoke Map
Local Air Monitor
Pollen
Pollen levels are expected to be in the medium range 7.1 out of 12) today with Ragweed, Chenopods, and Grasses being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the medium range (6.0 out of 12).
Record Weather Events for September 26th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 89°F in Franklin in 1998
Lowest Temperature 30°F in Highlands in 1899
Greatest Rainfall 3.53 inches in Highlands in 1942
Highest Temperature 98°F in Franklin on 09-04-1975
Lowest Temperature 27°F in Franklin on 09-30-1967
Greatest Rainfall 11.87 inches in Highlands on 09-27-1964
Greatest Snowfall no measurable snowfall has been recorded since records started being kept in 1873
Weather Extremes for North Carolina for the month of September Data available from 1870 to 2018
Highest Temperature 108°F Belhaven, Beaufort County 09-25-1921
Lowest Temperature 23°F Marion, McDowell County 09-28-2000
Greatest One-Day Rainfall 21.00 in Wilmington, New Hanover County 09-17-2018
Monthly Averages
Warmest Weather Station 75.4°F Morehead City, Carteret County
Coldest Weather Station 55.0°F Mount Mitchell, Yancey County
Wettest Weather Station 8.93 in Southport, Brunswick County
Driest Weather Station 2.94 in Marshall, Madison County
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Macon Calendar
(send your event to calendar@maconmedia.com)
Tuesday, October 4, 2022 - 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. in the Macon County Public Library Meeting Room-
Mental Health Class - Depression: From Surviving to Thriving
Depressive symptoms often present themselves through feelings of isolation, hopelessness, and despair. This course examines different types, common causes, symptoms, and treatment methods for depression, focusing on moving from a place of simply surviving to one of thriving.
This is a free event at Macon County Public Library; facilitated by the Vaya Health GERO team. CEU’s are provided through NC Department of Health and Human Services.
Thursday, October 6, 2022 - 6:00pm in the Macon County Public Library Meeting Room-
#OnigiriAction with Nanaka Okamura
Join Nanaka Okamura with Western Carolina University's Japanese Outreach Initiative as we honor World Food Day by making and enjoying Onigiri, the Japanese rice ball, to make our world a little better. (Please register at 828-524-3600 so we can plan for supplies)
Onigiri Action is an annual autumn social good campaign connecting the simple act of taking a photo with helping to feed school children in need. During the campaign, through the generosity of our partner organizations, every Japanese riceball-related post on our global campaign website or your social media channel with #OnigiriAction will provide five school meals to children in need around the world(*). World Food Day on October 16 was established by the United Nations as a day for everyone to think about food problems in the world. To celebrate World Food Day, TABLE FOR TWO (TFT) holds 'Onigiri Action' with the goal to deliver 1 million meals to children in need every year. TFT first started in Japan featuring onigiri (riceballs), which celebrate rice as one of the major Japanese agricultural products, and showcases the Japanese tradition of making onigiri for loved ones.
Since its launch in 2015, the Onigiri Action campaign has provided 5.4 million school meals. The campaign received the Deputy-Chief’s Award (by the Minister for Foreign Affairs) at the third Japan Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) awards ceremony 2019 held at the Prime Minister’s Office.
FROG FAIR SCHEDULED FOR SATURDAY, NOV 5th from 10AM TO 4PM
Friends of the Greenway announce their Fall arts and crafts fundraising event. FROG FAIR will be held Nov 5, 2022 from 10-4 at FROG Quarters, 573 E. Main at the Town bridge in Franklin. Vendor spaces are available (only registration fee goes to FROG)--check our website (littletennessee.org) for registration forms or stop by FROG Quarters. Make sure to mark your calendar--arts and crafts, food, and music will make it a special day. For more information, email frog28734@gmail.com.
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Local and State News
• Hurricanes in NC: What to do before, during and after a storm hits [Raleigh News and Observer]
• Hurricane Ian could affect already stressed supply chain [WYVD-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• Getting to know NC AG Josh Stein [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• UNCA, Buncombe County to partner for active aging center [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• With fall comes increased bear activity in Western North Carolina. Here's what to know [Asheville Citizen Times]
• Obituary: Patrick Francis Dempsey [Macon Media]
• Macon County Board of Commissioners - September 2022 Regular Meeting [Macon Media]
• Franklin Town Council - September 2022 Regular Meeting [Macon Media]
• Franklin Town Council - Special Called Meeting for August 30, 2022 [Macon Media]
State Budget Details
• NC Budget Table of Contents [Google Drive (PDF)]
• NC House Bill 103: 2022 Appropriations Act [Google Drive (PDF)]
• Joint Conference Committee Report on the Current Operations Appropriations Act of 2022 [Google Drive (PDF)]
• House Bill 103 Information and Voting History [NC General Assembly Website]
• Raises for state employees, preparations for recession, in proposed state budget [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
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Special Section: Russo-Ukrainian War Updates
(sharing of a particular source is not an endorsement)
(Longer videos are in the Russo-Ukraine Videos section)
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 26 [Institute for the Study of War] [PDF for September 26th]
Timothy Snyder: The Making of Modern Ukraine. Class 6: The Grand Duchy of Lithuania
• Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 215 [Al Jazeera]
JOMINI OF THE WEST MAP (UTVD Operational Update: ZSU Counter Offensive in Kharkiv, 10-12 Sep 22.)
1/ UTW – Operational Update: ZSU Counter Offensive in the Donbas, 04-10 Sep. The ZSU is engaged in what may likely become the most stunningly successful counteroffensive since the IDFs OPERATION GAZELLE during the 1973 Yom Kippur War. #ukrainecounteroffensive #UkraineWillWin pic.twitter.com/nrC8cg02ia
— Jomini of the West (@JominiW) September 10, 2022
• NATO, EU chiefs hold talk on war in Ukraine [Anadolu Agency]
• Kremlin says no decision to seal Russia’s borders amid chaos [Al Jazeera]
• Pro-Kremlin businessman confirms he founded Wagner Group [France 24]
• Russian Military-Recruitment Centers Attacked Amid Mobilization Pushback [Wall Street Journal]
• Ukraine war: Final day of discredited voting in Russian-held Ukraine [BBC News]
News from Russian or pro-Russian outlets or Video About the Russian Perspective
• Man surfs out of Russia to avoid mobilization [Russia Today]
• September 2022: Where are we (going)? [Pravda ]
• Referendums on Donbass republics, Zaporozhye, Kherson regions to join Russia close today [TASS Russian News Agency]
Sep 7, 2022 | Eastern Economic Forum plenary session | kremlin
The Ukraine War From Russia's Perspective
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National and World News Roundup
Hurricane Ian: Live Coverage, Updated Track, Florida Impacts | Tracking the Tropics on WFLA Now | WFLA-TV (Tampa Bay, FL)
• 11 PM UPDATE: Hurricane Ian expected to become major hurricane overnight or early Tuesday [WFLA-TV (Tampa Bay, FL)]
• China Reins In Its Belt and Road Program, $1 Trillion Later [Wall Street Journal]
• Stock Futures Slip as Growth Worries Linger; Pound Slumps [Wall Street Journal]
• 47 Alameda County Sheriff deputies get unsatisfactory on psych evaluations; relieved of duties [KTVU-TV (Oakland, CA)]
• Man climbs five stories of Chicago police facility and is shot by officers in SWAT training after grabbing two guns [NBC News]
• Belgian justice minister under protection over kidnap plot [AP News]
• Edward Snowden granted Russian citizenship [BBC News]
• Biden's student loan forgiveness will cost US about $400 billion, CBO estimates [Yahoo! News]
• Biden to host hunger conference as food insecurity, inflation hit many Americans [Anadolu Agency]
• Biden moves to crack down on hidden airline fees: 'You should know the full cost' [Yahoo! Finance]
WATCH: Every Jan. 6 committee hearing, explained | PBS Newshour
Washington Today (9-26-22): Sen. Sinema wants to restore filibuster to SCOTUS & Exec nominees | C-SPAN
Global National: Sept. 26, 2022 | Port aux Basques residents pick up the pieces after storm Fiona
Nightly News Full Broadcast (September 26th)
PBS NewsHour full episode, September 26, 2022
• Yes, the Great Books Make Us Better People [New York Times]
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COVID-19 News and Updates
Here is a section on COVID-19. It includes local, regional, state, national, and global items.
COVID-19 Numbers for Macon County:
• WHO Coronavirus (COVID-19) Dashboard [World Health Organization]
Globally, as of 3:54pm CEST, 26 September 2022, there have been 612,236,677 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 6,514,397 deaths, reported to WHO. As of 20 September 2022, a total of 12,640,866,343 vaccine doses have been administered.
In United States of America, from 3 January 2020 to 3:54pm CEST, 26 September 2022, there have been 94,618,978 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 1,044,127 deaths, reported to WHO. As of 16 September 2022, a total of 604,511,670 vaccine doses have been administered.
• Less than 2% of eligible people have gotten updated Covid booster shots, 3 weeks into the rollout [NBC News]
• A distinct symptom pattern emerges for COVID-19 long-haul: a nationwide study [Nature]
• COVID-19 and seasonal flu vaccination hesitancy: Links to personality and general intelligence in a large, UK cohort [Science Direct: Vaccine]
• Long COVID Has Forced a Reckoning for One of Medicine’s Most Neglected Diseases [The Atlantic]
• These scientists traced a new coronavirus lineage to one office — through sewage[Nature]
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Science and Technology News Roundup
• NASA’s DART Mission Hits Asteroid in First-Ever Planetary Defense Test [NASA]
DART Impact | JHU Applied Physics Laboratory
NASA's DART Mission Post-Asteroid-Impact News Briefing | NASA
• title [SOURCE]
• Pentagon reviewing own psychological operations after fake social media accounts discovered [Anadolu Agency]
• This Vote Could Change the Course of Internet History [Wired]
• EVgo Gives All EVs Plug & Charge Capabilities With Autocharge+ [Clean Technica]
• Apple begins manufacturing the iPhone 14 in India [The Verge]
• Amtrak aims for net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2045 [The Hill]
• Here’s how olivine may trigger deep earthquakes [Science News]
• Meta's AI guru LeCun: Most of today's AI approaches will never lead to true intelligence [ZDNET]
• Adware on Google Play and Apple Store installed 13 million times [Bleeping Computer]
• Florida asks Supreme Court if it's OK to ban content moderation it doesn't like [The Register]
• Netflix hires former Zynga Helsinki general manager to lead new internal game studio [Game Developer]
• Plan to research solar power from space [European Space Agency]
• Walmart Is Making Its First Move Into the Metaverse With Virtual Worlds on Roblox [Bloomberg]
• Neal Stephenson’s Lamina1 drops white paper on building the open metaverse [Venture Beat] [PDF of White paper]
• James Earl Jones lets AI take over the voice of Darth Vader [The Verge]
Podcasts and Long Form Videos (History, Culture, Science, Space, Technology and Current Events)
Anything covering educational, entertainment, history, current events, and technology topics
The Level1 Show September 27 2022: Unlock Everything In GTA With This One Weird Heist | Level1 Techs
He's More Machine Now, Than Man - DTNS 4362 | Daily Tech News Show
JPL and the Space Age: The Breaking Point | NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
SpaceX Starship Booster 8 Replaces Booster 7 at Pad, Rocket Lab Neutron News, Delta IV Heavy NROL-91 | Matt Lowne
Can We Dissolve The Fermi Paradox Without Discovering Aliens? | Event Horizon
Benjamin Harrison: The Forgotten President | Biographics
There Used To Be An Island Here | Answers with Joe
Media Briefing: Preview of DART Mission's Impact with Asteroid Dimorphos (Sept. 22, 2022) | NASA
DART's Impact with Asteroid Dimorphos (Official NASA Broadcast)
The Most Underrated Fighter of WW2 | Curtiss P-40 (Part 1) | Rex's Hanger
Kepler: The Man Who Dreamed The Universe (part 1) | ParallaxNick
Post-Science Civilizations | Science and Futurism with Isaac Arthur
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Russo-Ukrainian War Videos (mostly long form)
--> Ukraine frontline: Bakhmut - a city under relentless Russian attack | BBC News
Russia admits errors made in mobilization | DW News
Ex-Russian officer flees army call-up | FRANCE 24 English
Russia's ethnic minorities allege disproportional mobilisation | WION
Ukraine war: Reports of explosions as referendums under way in occupied regions | Al Jazeera
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On This Day
September 27 is the 270th day of the year (271st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 95 days remain until the end of the year.
Historical Events
Historical Events
(Please note that the Wikipedia articles often contain a bibliography and links to where you can learn more about a historical event)
1066 – William the Conqueror and his army set sail from the mouth of the Somme river, beginning the Norman conquest of England.
1331 – The Battle of Płowce is fought, between the Kingdom of Poland and the Teutonic Order. The Poles are defeated but their leaders escape capture.
1422 – After the brief Gollub War, the Teutonic Knights sign the Treaty of Melno with Poland and Lithuania.
1529 – The Siege of Vienna begins when Suleiman I attacks the city.
1540 – The Society of Jesus (Jesuits) receives its charter from Pope Paul III.
1590 – The death of Pope Urban VII, 13 days after being chosen as the Pope, ends the shortest papal reign in history.
1605 – The armies of Sweden are defeated by the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth in the Battle of Kircholm.
1669 – The Venetians surrender the fortress of Candia to the Ottomans, thus ending the 21-year-long Siege of Candia.
1777 – American Revolution: Lancaster, Pennsylvania becomes the capital of the United States for one day after Congress evacuates Philadelphia.
1791 – The National Assembly of France votes to award full citizenship to Jews.
1821 – The Army of the Three Guarantees triumphantly enters Mexico City, led by Agustín de Iturbide. The following day Mexico is declared independent.
1822 – Jean-François Champollion officially informs the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles Lettres in France that he has deciphered the Rosetta Stone.
1825 – The world's first public railway to use steam locomotives, the Stockton and Darlington Railway, is ceremonially opened.
1854 – The paddle steamer SS Arctic, owned by the Collins Line of New York, sinks off the coast of Newfoundland, following a collision with a smaller vessel, the SS Vesta. Only 88 of over 300 people on board survive. About a dozen of the occupants of the Vesta are killed when their lifeboat is hit by the Arctic.
1875 – The merchant sailing ship Ellen Southard is wrecked in a storm at Liverpool.
1903 – "Wreck of the Old 97": an American rail disaster, in which 11 people are killed; it later becomes the subject of a popular ballad.
1908 – Production of the Model T automobile begins at the Ford Piquette Avenue Plant in Detroit.
1916 – Iyasu V is proclaimed deposed as ruler of Ethiopia in a palace coup in favor of his aunt Zewditu.
1922 – King Constantine I of Greece abdicates his throne in favor of his eldest son, George II.
1928 – The Republic of China is recognized by the United States.
1930 – Bobby Jones wins the (pre-Masters) Grand Slam of golf.
1938 – The ocean liner Queen Elizabeth is launched in Glasgow.
1940 – World War II: The Tripartite Pact is signed in Berlin by Germany, Japan and Italy.
1941 – The Greek National Liberation Front is established with Georgios Siantos as acting leader.
1941 – The SS Patrick Henry is launched, becoming the first of more than 2,700 Liberty ships.
1942 – Last day of the Matanikau action on Guadalcanal as United States Marines barely escape after being surrounded by Japanese forces.
1944 – The Kassel Mission results in the largest loss by a USAAF group on any mission in World War II.
1949 – Zeng Liansong's design is chosen as the flag of the People's Republic of China.
1956 – USAF Captain Milburn G. Apt becomes the first person to exceed Mach 3. Shortly thereafter, the Bell X-2 goes out of control and Captain Apt is killed.
1959 – Typhoon Vera kills nearly 5,000 people in Japan.
1962 – The Yemen Arab Republic is established.
1962 – Rachel Carson's book Silent Spring is published, inspiring an environmental movement and the creation of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
1964 – The British TSR-2 aircraft XR219 makes its maiden flight.
1975 – The last use of capital punishment in Spain sparks worldwide protests.
1977 – Japan Airlines Flight 715 crashes on approach to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport in Subang, Malaysia, killing 34 of the 79 people on board.
1988 – The National League for Democracy is formed by Aung San Suu Kyi and others to fight dictatorship in Myanmar.
1993 – The Sukhumi massacre takes place in Abkhazia.
1996 – The Battle of Kabul ends in a Taliban victory; an Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan is established.
1996 – Confusion on a tanker ship results in the Julie N. oil spill in Portland, Maine.
1998 – The Google internet search engine retroactively claims this date as its birthday.
2001 – In Switzerland, a gunman shoots 18 citizens, killing 14 and then himself.
2003 – The SMART-1 satellite is launched.
2007 – NASA launches the Dawn probe to the asteroid belt.
2008 – CNSA astronaut Zhai Zhigang becomes the first Chinese person to perform a spacewalk.
2012 – In Minneapolis, a gunman shoots seven citizens, killing five and then himself.
2014 – The eruption of Mount Ontake in Japan occurs.
2019 – Over two million people participated in worldwide strikes to protest climate change across 2,400 locations worldwide.
2020 – Second Nagorno-Karabakh war: Azerbaijan launched an offensive against the self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh, inhabited predominantly by ethnic Armenians.
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Published at 3:00am on Tuesday, September 27, 2022
Author: Bobby Coggins
Resources used to compile the information in this article include, but are not limited to the following websites or books: MaconMedia.com, youtube.com, weather.gov, airnow.gov, wikipedia.com, onthisday.com, ncdcr.gov, ncsu.edu, utah.edu, https://www.microbe.tv/twiv/, wolfram.com, biorxiv.org, aps.org, nejm.org, plos.org, cell.com, researchsquare.com, cureus.com, spc.noaa.gov, nhc.noaa.gov, ncdenr.org, medrxiv.org, archive.org, ncpedia.org, nasa.gov, https://ww2days.com, nih.gov, carolinapublicpress.org, microbe.tv, smokymountainnews.com, psypost.org, blogspot.com, pollen.com, franklinnc.com, maconnc.org, spaceweather.com, solarham.com, loc.gov, ncleg.net, senate.gov, house.gov, whitehouse.gov, drudgereport.com, politico.com, realclearpolitics.com, ushmm.org, This Day in North Carolina History, World War II Day By Day, The Holocaust Encyclopedia, The Timetables of History, The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The World History and Book of Facts (multiple years), On This Day In History: Over 4,000 facts, The NASA Archives. 60 Years in Space, This Day in North Carolina History, The Smithsonian History of Space Exploration: From the Ancient World to the Extraterrestrial Future, Spaceflight, 2nd Edition: The Complete Story from Sputnik to Curiousity, The Story of Civilization (11 volumes), The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, American History, Volume 1: 1492-1877, American History, Volume 2: 1877 - Present, A Complete Chronolgy of the Second World War. Weather and Almanac data and information sources: Sources (except where otherwise credited): heavens-above.com, Ian Webster's Github, National Centers for Environmental Prediction, The National Weather Service, National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration, National Hurricane Center, Penn State University Electronic Wall Map, The State Climate Office of North Carolina, Storm Prediction Center, U.S. Naval Observatory, University of Utah Department of Atmospheric Sciences, and the Weather Prediction Center. Back to Top
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